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Savory Muffins have a fan-following of their own, and even me, who is an ardent dessert-lover, could not say no to a bit of these delicious muffins made with paneer and sun-dried tomatoes! A recipe that combines classic ingredients in a contemporary style, this is one fusion experiment I love. With Paneer as the star ingredient, I threw in some chopped sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, spring onions, herbs and some more italian cheese. If that does not get you out of bed, what will!? Perfect for your mornings, or as appetizers or mid-day snacks, these savoury paneer muffins are sure to leave a mark of their own!Ingredients
2 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/4th cup whole milk
1 cup cottage cheese - crumbled or shredded
1/2 cup mozarella and parmesan - shredded (optional)
1 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes (oiled ones, finely chopped)
1/2 cup spring onions - chopped (white and greens separate)
8-10 cloves of garlic - minced
2 tbsp olive oil
2 eggs - beaten
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
salt and black pepper - to taste
4 tbsp basil flakes (adjust amount to suit your taste)
2 tbsp crushed red pepper flakes

Method
Sift the flour, baking powder and baking soda through a sieve. Add the salt, black pepper, herbs, and red pepper flakes. In a pan, add the olive oil, then saute the white prt of the onions and garlic till it starts giving out an aroma. Allow to cool a bit.

In another bowl, beat the eggs to make them fluffy, then add to the sauteed onions/garlic mixture. Combine this with the flour mixture. Slowly add the cottage cheese, mozarella and parmesan, then keep mixing/folding gently as you add milk little by little. Do not overbeat, just mix to combine the ingredients.

Grease 12-muffin pans with non-stick spray. Preheat oven to 350 deg F, then fill the mixture in the muffin pans upto the brim. Bake for 20-25 mins, and not more. Insert a tooth-pick in the center to make sure they are cooked. If the muffin tops look white, tun to broil setting and bake for 15 seconds, not more, or the muffins will get browned (the mistake I did!!)

Once done, allow them to cool on the wire rack. Gently remove from the pan and serve immediately with ketchup or a dipping sauce. Just add a dollop of fresh butter and you can enjoy these cute savoury sun-dried tomato and paneer muffins with your coffee or tea too!!

38 comments
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"but for some of us, savoury dishes go more towards comforting our palettes than sweet ones." Count me in, girlie :). Paneer and sun-dried tomatoes is a yummy combination! Now lets make some soup and enjoy these :-D.

Mansi, it was only last night I was in my pantry and I had a huge jar of unopened sun dried tomatoes staring me in the face, I would love to use them in your recipe...thanks a bunch..they look awesome!

This is the kind of comfort food that I love. They sound delicious and I am surely going to make them sometime soon. I love sun-dried tomatoes, too, but I had never thought about putting it in muffins. Yummy!

Mansi, it is a comfort food indeed, specially for clod winter day. Looks delicious!:)I did make something for Game night you , still need to type. I will send it to you when I am done.See you then. Right now, I am "detoxing"!;D

Oh, thank you for this recipe! I'm so making this soon. Paneer is one of my very favorites, and I confess, I have never thought to make muffins with paneer. The sun-dried tomatoes are a nice addition. This is a classic recipe.

I made these muffins for the first time yesterday and took them to a potluck brunch and it was a huge hit. Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe. This will now be a favorite for breakfast at my home to add some cheer to the otherwise gray and gloomy winter mornings...

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